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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
July
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 July
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,569 202,497 202,529 207,569 202,436 202,448 202,468 202,497 202,529

Civilian labor force

 129,515 123,471 123,822 128,596 123,841 123,673 123,868 122,956 123,005

Participation rate

 62.4 61.0 61.1 62.0 61.2 61.1 61.2 60.7 60.7

Employed

 124,367 118,741 119,055 123,821 119,371 119,071 119,133 118,472 118,574

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 58.6 58.8 59.7 59.0 58.8 58.8 58.5 58.5

Unemployed

 5,149 4,730 4,766 4,775 4,470 4,602 4,735 4,484 4,431

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6

Not in labor force

 78,054 79,026 78,707 78,973 78,595 78,775 78,600 79,541 79,524

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,982 63,179 63,509 66,729 63,724 63,399 63,656 63,087 63,270

Participation rate

 69.9 68.2 68.5 69.6 68.8 68.5 68.7 68.1 68.3

Employed

 64,734 61,060 61,395 64,398 61,684 61,199 61,344 60,881 61,085

Employment-population ratio

 67.6 65.9 66.3 67.2 66.6 66.1 66.2 65.7 65.9

Unemployed

 2,249 2,119 2,114 2,331 2,040 2,200 2,312 2,206 2,185

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,728 55,012 54,963 57,002 55,596 55,698 55,649 55,346 55,246

Participation rate

 57.3 56.2 56.1 57.6 56.8 56.9 56.8 56.5 56.4

Employed

 54,671 53,165 52,925 55,243 53,721 53,876 53,776 53,622 53,503

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 54.3 54.0 55.8 54.9 55.1 54.9 54.8 54.6

Unemployed

 2,057 1,847 2,037 1,759 1,875 1,821 1,873 1,724 1,743

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,805 5,281 5,350 4,864 4,521 4,577 4,563 4,523 4,489

Participation rate

 45.4 44.2 44.9 38.0 37.7 38.2 38.1 37.9 37.6

Employed

 4,962 4,517 4,735 4,179 3,966 3,996 4,012 3,968 3,986

Employment-population ratio

 38.8 37.8 39.7 32.7 33.1 33.3 33.5 33.2 33.4

Unemployed

 843 764 615 685 555 581 551 554 503

Unemployment rate

 14.5 14.5 11.5 14.1 12.3 12.7 12.1 12.3 11.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,818 35,477 35,500 35,818 35,411 35,434 35,455 35,477 35,500

Civilian labor force

 22,314 22,072 21,922 22,095 22,195 22,044 21,996 21,957 21,753

Participation rate

 62.3 62.2 61.8 61.7 62.7 62.2 62.0 61.9 61.3

Employed

 20,543 20,549 20,427 20,495 20,621 20,442 20,543 20,514 20,391

Employment-population ratio

 57.4 57.9 57.5 57.2 58.2 57.7 57.9 57.8 57.4

Unemployed

 1,771 1,523 1,495 1,601 1,574 1,602 1,453 1,443 1,361

Unemployment rate

 7.9 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.1 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.3

Not in labor force

 13,504 13,405 13,578 13,723 13,216 13,390 13,459 13,520 13,747

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,415 10,169 10,139 10,353 10,057 10,167 10,093 10,116 10,082

Participation rate

 68.4 68.2 68.0 68.0 67.6 68.3 67.8 67.9 67.6

Employed

 9,675 9,599 9,508 9,630 9,328 9,464 9,445 9,532 9,462

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 64.4 63.7 63.2 62.7 63.6 63.4 63.9 63.4

Unemployed

 740 570 631 723 729 703 648 584 620

Unemployment rate

 7.1 5.6 6.2 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.4 5.8 6.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,948 10,925 10,804 10,958 11,308 11,076 11,116 10,982 10,859

Participation rate

 61.2 61.0 60.3 61.2 63.3 61.9 62.1 61.3 60.6

Employed

 10,145 10,272 10,146 10,252 10,617 10,358 10,499 10,353 10,270

Employment-population ratio

 56.7 57.4 56.6 57.3 59.4 57.9 58.7 57.8 57.3

Unemployed

 802 653 658 706 691 718 617 629 589

Unemployment rate

 7.3 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.5 5.6 5.7 5.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 951 977 979 784 830 801 786 859 812

Participation rate

 35.5 36.7 36.8 29.2 31.1 30.0 29.5 32.3 30.5

Employed

 723 677 773 613 676 619 598 629 660

Employment-population ratio

 26.9 25.4 29.1 22.9 25.4 23.2 22.5 23.6 24.8

Unemployed

 229 300 206 171 154 182 188 230 153

Unemployment rate

 24.1 30.7 21.1 21.8 18.5 22.7 23.9 26.8 18.8

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,313 20,811 20,627 19,313 21,176 21,088 20,939 20,811 20,627

Civilian labor force

 12,647 13,807 13,507 12,537 13,860 13,806 13,698 13,729 13,407

Participation rate

 65.5 66.3 65.5 64.9 65.4 65.5 65.4 66.0 65.0

Employed

 12,123 13,228 12,947 12,043 13,348 13,350 13,182 13,194 12,875

Employment-population ratio

 62.8 63.6 62.8 62.4 63.0 63.3 63.0 63.4 62.4

Unemployed

 524 578 560 495 512 456 516 535 532

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.0

Not in labor force

 6,666 7,004 7,120 6,776 7,317 7,282 7,241 7,082 7,220

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2026